Nghe An farmers in the season of collecting earthworms

Huy Thu• DNUM_BFZBCZCACA 14:01

(Baonghean.vn) - The monsoon season comes at the same time as the days when earthworms float to the surface of the fields. Farmers in Hung Nguyen stay up all night in the rain and cold wind to collect earthworms.

These days, despite the heavy rain and windcold, at midnight, in the fields of Chau Nhan and Hung Loi communes (Hung Nguyen), the lights of people hunting are still on.earthwormPhoto: Huy Thu

In the rain and wind, farmers going to the fields to hunt for earthworms must wear warm clothes, raincoats, and all sorts of things like buckets, basins, nets, etc. "It's easier to hunt for earthworms on sunny days, but in the rain and wind like this, going to the fields at night is very difficult" - a woman from Chau Nhan commune said. Photo: Huy Thu

During the rươi season, farmers here often stretch nets in the fields, but every night when they go to the fields, they have to fix the net (a tool to catch rươi) to make sure it is secure. Photo: Huy Thu

During the season of the earthworms, the earthworms float to the surface of the fields twice a month, but on days when the water rises, people stay up every night to watch for the earthworms, because they do not know exactly when they will appear. Anyone who misses the opportunity to have the earthworms appear in the fields considers it a loss. Photo: Huy Thu

People who hunt for earthworms often have to stand in the fields to build banks, fix nets, and collect earthworms... On these rainy and windy nights, hunting earthworms is really hard because they have to soak in the freezing cold water. Photo: Huy Thu

People who hunt for worms often have to keep a net in the corner of their fields to catch them in time. When the water recedes, the worms in the fields will flow with the water and gather in the net. Each time the net is poured out, it takes about 1-15 minutes. Photo: Huy Thu

According to people's experiencelocalDuring the season of rươi, each field of rươi usually has a dense swarm once, people call it a "rươi" festival. On the night of rươi hunting, the fields of the houses with a lot of rươi, people gather to watch in large numbers. Photo: Huy Thu

Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha (50 years old) in Chau Nhan commune said that her family has 3 sao of rice fields, this season of rươi has been in the fields for several days, but on the night of December 14, there was a "grand meeting" of rươi, rươi floated red in the field, her family scooped up more than 40 kg.

Chau Nhan and Hung Loi communes have hundreds of hectares of rice fields that can be used to harvest earthworms. The earthworms here are fat, yellow, of good quality, and have good prices on the market. Each earthworm season, the fields also bring the people a good income. Photo: Huy Thu

Currently, rươi is sold wholesale at the field for 400,000 VND/kg. When people harvest rươi, they can bring it to the field and have traders come to buy it, without having to take it to the market to sell. Every night, although they have to stay up to watch over the rươi, braving the cold wind and rain, any family with many fields that harvest rươi can earn millions of dong. Photo: Huy Thu